Copeland Special is an album by the American musician Johnny Copeland.[1][2] It was in 1981 on Rounder Records in the United States, Demon Records in the United Kingdom, and Black & Blue Records in France. It was recorded and mixed at Blank Tapes, 37 West 20th Street, NYC, and produced by Dan Doyle. The album won a W. C. Handy Award.[3][4]
| Copeland Special | ||||
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | Blank Tapes 37 West 20th Street New York City | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Label | Rounder, Demon, Black & Blue | |||
| Producer | Dan Doyle | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[6] |
| Tom Hull – on the Web | B+ ( )[7] |
Robert Christgau wrote that the "conviction [is] more palpable here than on any new blues to come my way since Johnny Shines's 1977 Too Wet to Plow."[6]
Track listing
edit- "Claim Jumper"
- "I Wish I Was Single"
- "Everybody Wants a Piece of Me"
- "Copeland Special"
- "It´s My Own Tears"
- "Third Party"
- "Big Time"
- "Down on Bended Knee"
- "Done Got Over It"
- "St. Louis Blues"
Personnel
edit- Johnny Copeland – guitar, vocals
- John Leibman – guitar
- Don Whitcomb – bass
- Mansfield Hitchman – drums (except on tracks 1, 3, 5, 7)
- Candy McDonald – drums on tracks 1, 3, 5
- Julian Vaughan – drums on track 7
- Anthony Browne – organ on tracks 2, 5
- Ken Vangel – piano arrangements
- Brookly Slim – harmonica on track 4
- George Adams – tenor & soprano saxophone
- Arthur Blythe – alto saxophone
- Byard Lancaster – alto & tenor saxophone
- Joe Rigby – baritone saxophone
- Bill Ohashi, Garrett List – trombone
- John Pratt, Yusef Yancey – trumpet
References
edit- ^ Palmer, Robert (4 Sep 1981). "Johnny Copeland, a Blues Find from Texas, at Tramps". The New York Times. p. C5.
- ^ Sullivan, Jim (18 Sep 1981). "Texas Blues from Copeland". Arts. The Boston Globe. p. 1.
- ^ Tinder, Cliff (June 1983). "A Good-Lookin' Texas Sound". Record. Vol. 2, no. 8. p. 21.
- ^ Govenar, Alan B. (2008). Texas Blues: The Rise of a Contemporary Sound. Texas A&M University Press. p. 308.
- ^ "Copeland Special Review by Bill Dahl". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Johnny Copeland". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ Hull, Tom (May 10, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
External links
edit- Discogs
- Official Johnny Copeland site Archived 2011-11-26 at the Wayback Machine